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May 12, 2014

New Space Research Platform Ready for Flight Test
College Station TX (SPX) May 12, 2014
The United States Rocket Academy announced the delivery of the first Lynx Cub Payload Carrier, a new research platform which promises to dramatically reduce the cost of access to space for small scientific and education payloads. The Lynx Cub Carrier will fly on the XCOR Lynx spacecraft, which is now under construction at the Mojave Air and Space Port. "The Lynx Cub Payload Carrier is a versatile system that installs in the Lynx cabin, behind the pilot's seat, allowing small experiments to b ... read more

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NASA Delivers New Insight into Star Cluster Formation Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and infrared telescopes, astronomers have made an important advance in the understanding of how clusters of stars come into being. The data sho ... more		Swarm's precise sense of magnetism Although they were launched only five months ago, ESA's trio of Swarm satellites are already delivering results with a precision that took earlier missions 10 years to achieve. Engineers have ... more		Russia Launches Military Satellite Into Orbit Russia on Tuesday launched a carrier rocket from its northern Plesetsk space center to put a military satellite in orbit, the Defense Ministry said. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying a classified m ... more
				Northrop Grumman And Yamaha To Collaborate On Unmanned Helicopter System Northrop Grumman and Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., have agreed to work together to develop and market an innovative small, unmanned autonomous helicopter system. Called the Rotary Bat (R-B ... more		A Multi-Billion Dollar Military Satellite Market A new research report by Euroconsult provides a comprehensive analysis of the how and why of the military's usage of satellite communications, which saw tremendous growth over the past 15 years. Sat ... more

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ADAM Ground-Based Laser System Tested Against Small Boats In tests off the California coast, a Lockheed Martin prototype laser system successfully disabled two boats at a range of approximately 1.6 kilometers (approximately 1 mile). These were the first te ... more		Next Galileo satellites arrive at Europe's Spaceport Europe's two latest Galileo navigation satellites touched down at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, ready for their joint launch this summer. Packed safely within protective and environmentally c ... more		Taiwan running out of time for satellite communications, space chief tells AFP US lawmaker warns of military 'misunderstanding' risk with China Venezuela accuses US of waging 'undeclared war,' urges UN probe		Experts demonstrate versatility of Sentinel-1 From climate change monitoring to supporting humanitarian aid and crisis situations, early data applications from the month-old Sentinel-1A satellite show how the radar mission's critical observatio ... more
				Fire Scout Gets Electromagnetic Interference Tests Ahead Of Ship-based Ops In preparation for ship-board flights this spring, the Northrop Grumman-built MQ-8C Fire Scout will be tested for its ability to operate safely in the intense electromagnetic environment aboard U.S. ... more		LRO View of Earth NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) experiences 12 "earthrises" every day, however LROC (short for LRO Camera) is almost always busy imaging the lunar surface so only rarely does an opportunit ... more

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International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

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Russia to train Iranian cosmonauts, build recon sats Russia and Iran have reportedly signed a secret deal on wide cooperation in space exploration, ranging from training Iranian cosmonauts in Russia to possible production of Earth observation and tele ... more		Staying On Task in the Automated Cockpit Automation in the cockpit is traditionally believed to free pilots' attention from mundane flight tasks and allow them to focus on the big picture or prepare for any unexpected events during flight. ... more		Toxic homes a lasting legacy of Los Angeles fires 'Greatest con job ever': Trump trashes climate science at UN Turkey facing worst drought in over 50 years		Sagetech to Study Micro-Mode 5 Transponder for US Navy Sagetech has announced a new contract with the U.S. Navy Identification Systems Branch to estimate the development of a Mode 5 military aviation transponder. Sagetech will estimate the cost an ... more
				Production Ramps Up on next Advanced EHF Birds More than 36,000 integrated circuits fabricated by Northrop Grumman for the U.S. Air Force's fifth and sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellites are allowing production to ramp up ... more		Russia to begin Moon colonization in 2030 Russia will start colonizing the Moon in 2030, Izvestia daily reported on Thursday. The daily has received a draft concept of Russian lunar program developed by enterprises of the Federal Space Agen ... more

Russia to begin Moon colonization in 2030

LRO View of Earth

Astrobotic Partners With NASA To Develop Robotic Lunar Landing Capability

Reset and Recovery for Opportunity

NASA wants greenhouse on Mars by 2021

Mars mission scientist Colin Pillinger dies

More Plant Science as Expedition 39 Trio Trains for Departure

Pioneering Test Pilot Bill Dana Dies at Age 83

NASA Astronauts go underwater to test tools for a mission to an asteroid

New satellite launch center to conduct joint drill

China issues first assessment on space activities

China launches experimental satellite

	NASA wants greenhouse on Mars by 2021 NASA researchers have proposed depositing a small greenhouse on Mars when the next rover bound for the Red Planet is expected to land in 2021. Experimenting with plant life is another step in the pr ... more		NASA Uses GPS to Find Sierra Water Weight For the first time, NASA scientists have used GPS to find the total weight of winter snowpack and soil moisture in California's Sierra Nevada. The new results complement other satellite measurements ... more		More Plant Science as Expedition 39 Trio Trains for Departure More botany experiments were being worked Thursday as scientists learn how to sustain future crews on long-term space missions. Meanwhile, three Expedition 39 crew members are preparing to complete ... more		Electromagnetic environment testing for MQ-8C Fire Scout Northrop Grumman's MQ-8C Fire Scout is being tested on its ability to operate in an electromagnetic environment aboard U.S. Navy ships prior to deployment on ships. ... more

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Element 117, discovered by Laboratory, one step closer to being named

ORNL examines clues for superconductivity in an iron-based material

A small connection with big implications: Wiring up carbon-based electronics

Genetic approach helps design broadband metamaterial

Graphene for Real-World Devices

Preliminary Injunction Lifted - ULA Purchase of RD-180 Engines Complies with Sanctions

Reset and Recovery for Opportunity

Pioneering Test Pilot Bill Dana Dies at Age 83

NASA Simulator Recreates Space Dust

Astronomers Create First Realistic Virtual Universe

Sprites form at plasma irregularities in the lower ionosphere

A stellar explosion on the outer reaches of the Universe provides clues about black hole formation

Ancient crater points to massive meteorite strike

Nearest bright 'hypervelocity star' found

Hubble astronomers check the prescription of a cosmic lens

Mars mission scientist Colin Pillinger dies

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LGS Innovations completes upgrade of Army communications center in Kuwait

21st Space Wing: Best in space

Iran won't accept 'nuclear apartheid': Rouhani

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